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Ontology And Knowledge Base Of Brittle Deformation Microstructures For The San Andreas Fault Observatory At Depth (Safod) Core Samples, Cynthia Marie Broda Apr 2010

Ontology And Knowledge Base Of Brittle Deformation Microstructures For The San Andreas Fault Observatory At Depth (Safod) Core Samples, Cynthia Marie Broda

Geosciences Theses

The quest to answer fundamental questions and solve complex problems is a principal tenet of Earth science. The pursuit of scientific knowledge has generated profuse research, resulting in a plethora of information-rich resources. This phenomenon offers great potential for scientific discovery. However, a deficiency in information connectivity and processing standards has become evident. This deficiency has resulted in a demand for tools to facilitate and process this upsurge in information. This ontology project is an answer to the demand for information processing tools. The primary purpose of this domain-specific ontology and knowledge base is to organize, connect, and correlate research …


Developing A Modular Hydrogeology Ontology Extending The Sweet Ontologies, Ajay Tripathi Aug 2005

Developing A Modular Hydrogeology Ontology Extending The Sweet Ontologies, Ajay Tripathi

Geosciences Theses

Application of ontologies in the environmental science will allow experts in this field to model their domain knowledge for more efficient exchange and reuse. This thesis presents a modular approach in reengineering existing upper-level ontologies to conceptualize specific domain knowledge. The aim of extending these upper-level ontologies is to tailor and transform the existing conceptual models into new ones designed for the use in a specific domain in the earth sciences. This thesis extends the upper-level Semantic Web for Earth and Environmental Terminology (SWEET)ontologies to develop ontologies for part of the hydrogeology domain. The existing SWEET ontologies are developed by …